Dalton has had two straight games of three interceptions. The first one against the Ravens, led to a Torrey Smith touchdown that put Baltimore up 17-0 in the second quarter.

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Joe Reedy

With two straight losses for the first time in more than a year, offensive coordinator Jay Gruden was trying to look ahead instead of back. At 6-4, the Bengals lead the Browns and Ravens by 1½ games in the AFC North heading into Sunday's game against Cleveland.

If the Bengals don't want to see that lead whittled down even further, Gruden knows three major areas that need to be corrected.

"Our defense is playing good enough to win these games and we just can't give away points which we've done the past couple weeks," Gruden said. ...